The upcoming summit will be dominated by NATO’s response to Russia and a conflict in Ukraine that the West accuses Moscow of fomenting at a cost of more than 9,000 livesRussia’s Baltic outpost digs in for standoff with NATOWith Russia as an ally, Serbia edges toward NATOPutin hints Russia will react if Finland joins NATOPutin says...

A NATO flag flies at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels during a NATO ambassadors meeting on the situation in Ukraine and the Crimea region, March 2, 2014. REUTERS BRUSSELS: NATO leaders meet in Warsaw on Friday to cement a new deterrent against what they see as an emboldened Russia, returning to Cold War-style defence with Washington again...

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) ” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is visiting Georgia and Ukraine to reassure the former Soviet republics of America’s commitment to their security amid unease over Russia’s intentions.Kerry arrived in Tbilisi… …read more Source: The New Zealand...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is visiting Georgia and Ukraine to reassure the former Soviet republics of America’s commitment to their security amid unease over Russia’s intentions. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is visiting Georgia and Ukraine to reassure the former Soviet republics of America’s commitment to their security amid unease over Russia’s intentions. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...

One Monday afternoon in June, several hundred American, British and Polish troops parachuted into central Poland. Last month’s jump was just practice, part of an extended NATO rehearsal for a defense of northern Europe against Russia.But in a real crisis — if those soldiers were called to defend the Baltic states — they could be...